351m or 302
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I knew a guy who had a clevland in his 72 mustang and was really happy with it. I think it is based on opinion and taste of ones motor. Me I like the FEs 390, and the 351C/M and 400 and the 302 wich isnt that bad of a motor either but I like going for cubes in the end
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Originally Posted by BLKFE
Hmmmm. 400 junk. Cool. 302's are great motors is you have the bajillion $
to spend on them to get the performance on par with a low dollar 400.
to spend on them to get the performance on par with a low dollar 400.
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also a good cheap budget junkyard stroker for a 5.L can be had by taking the rods out of a 2.3L (twice) and undersize/offset grinding your cranks rod journals. depending on how much you offset it you can gain up to 15cid making it a 317. The rod journal measurements between the 2 engines are near the same, the 2.3L a hair smaller and a bit longer allowing for the undersize/offset grind, but keeping close the the same rod/stroke ratio except with a little more grunt
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but now that i think about it I vote to go with a windsor, summitracing.com sells cranks that stroke your windsor up to about 370 cid if i remember correctly, they use the stock rods with 5.L pistons, which is great because like i stated before post 87 5Ls came with forged pistons.
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Originally Posted by pud
also a good cheap budget junkyard stroker for a 5.L can be had by taking the rods out of a 2.3L (twice) and undersize/offset grinding your cranks rod journals. depending on how much you offset it you can gain up to 15cid making it a 317. The rod journal measurements between the 2 engines are near the same, the 2.3L a hair smaller and a bit longer allowing for the undersize/offset grind, but keeping close the the same rod/stroke ratio except with a little more grunt
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Originally Posted by pud
but now that i think about it I vote to go with a windsor, summitracing.com sells cranks that stroke your windsor up to about 370 cid if i remember correctly, they use the stock rods with 5.L pistons, which is great because like i stated before post 87 5Ls came with forged pistons.
A 302 is not a windsor. The most I've even seen a 302 go out to is 355, 370 I've never heard of. Most only take it to 347 as it's the most popular. 370 might be for a non-production 302 block. Like a Dart block that has a 4.125 bore and more stroke possibilities (I think they can have different deck heights).
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